Best Microsoft MAI-Transcribe-1.5 Alternatives in 2026
Microsoft MAI-Transcribe-1.5 scores 7.9/10 on our tests. Here are 3 alternatives worth considering in the AI Business & Productivity space.
Microsoft MAI-Transcribe-1.5
Microsoft's in-house speech-recognition model -- MAI-Transcribe-1.5 launched 2026-06-02 at Build: 43 languages (up from 25), best-in-class FLEURS WER, transcribes 1hr of audio in under 15s (was 53s), and new keyword-biasing cuts WER ~30%. #3 on Artificial Analysis at 2.4% WER. Now integrated into Copilot, Teams, GitHub, and Dynamics 365 Contact Center. Original MAI-Transcribe-1 shipped 2026-04-02 at $0.36/hr
Top Alternatives, Ranked
AI meeting notetaker with 6,000+ integrations that records, transcribes, and summarizes your calls
AI built into Notion -- Custom Agents exited beta 2026-05-04/05 with admin controls (per-agent spend caps, workspace caps, auto-pause on limit) and credit billing live at $10 / 1,000 credits (~$0.17-$0.33 per agent run) as an add-on to Business/Enterprise
Score Comparison
| Tool | Ease of Use | Output Quality | Value | Features | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft MAI-Transcribe-1.5(current) | 6.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.9 |
| Fireflies.ai | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 7.8 |
| Otter.ai | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Notion AI | 9.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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